Aging audiophiles are becoming less tolerant with those younger aspirants who claim
1: they qualify as audiophiles, they have the latest gear, they have the knowledge and therefore have a say;
2: this is a challenge to those who have grown with the development of HiFi over the years and claim they have the knowledge;
3: the very high end Hifi may or may not exceed the capabilities of mid range, but certainly can we justify the costs; and
4: the performance of a mid system and a mid age person (on average)
match each other, hearing will appreciate these systems better than hi-end systems (which leave no change to change and adjust);
we elder aficionados do not want to be told (threatened) that our trusty reference systems are oldsville, tweaked or not;
5: We (oldies) love the skin we are in and the same with the system we assimilate with, or have aged with gracefully..
I think those who are enjoying their music with the systems they have
no competition with the younger set, their music or systems. They would have no appreciation of slide rules, log tables and palmtronics.
Leave then to their world and where possible, add a few facts to point them on the correct path.
Grandchildren can teach us a lot :)
AMG
1: they qualify as audiophiles, they have the latest gear, they have the knowledge and therefore have a say;
2: this is a challenge to those who have grown with the development of HiFi over the years and claim they have the knowledge;
3: the very high end Hifi may or may not exceed the capabilities of mid range, but certainly can we justify the costs; and
4: the performance of a mid system and a mid age person (on average)
match each other, hearing will appreciate these systems better than hi-end systems (which leave no change to change and adjust);
we elder aficionados do not want to be told (threatened) that our trusty reference systems are oldsville, tweaked or not;
5: We (oldies) love the skin we are in and the same with the system we assimilate with, or have aged with gracefully..
I think those who are enjoying their music with the systems they have
no competition with the younger set, their music or systems. They would have no appreciation of slide rules, log tables and palmtronics.
Leave then to their world and where possible, add a few facts to point them on the correct path.
Grandchildren can teach us a lot :)
AMG